been some of the last trains of the Apache Railway.


From Timber to Paper and Feed


The terrain that the Apache Railway traverses was a mix of high desert and pine forests, and it was these pine forests that brought about the railway in the first place. In 1917, the Apache Railway was incorporated to tap these vast pine forests for the lumber mar- ket. Within three years, the line had been completed south to McNary where a lumber mill was built. For decades, the Apache Railway hauled logs and lumber out of the pine forests to a con- nection with the Santa Fe at Holbrook, Arizona. Southwest Forest Industries owned the line, and constructed a large paper mill in Snowflake to produce newsprint. Timber and paper were the lifeblood of the 72-mile railroad for many years.


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